ronws Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I was, for myself, going to pick "pain in the neck" but I thought that was just over-stating the obvious. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mertd Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hey guys, i got my curbing kinda stable up to G#4/A4 on the vowels "uh" "o" "i" im now going for the B4 and C5 in curbing. In some way when i use the "o" i pucker my lips and get till A4 (above that MLN) but when i open my mounth a bit more and make it an ohw. wich is a bit louder it feels so easy to get the B4 and C5 (not MLN) dont know how that possible :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devaitis Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 i got my curbing kinda stable up to G#4/A4 on the vowels "uh" "o" "i" Fantastic. How long have you been practising? Could you show us results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devaitis Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 After years of practice... My low head voice beacame naturally full, both falsetto and full head voice. Ive been searching this kind of sound for a long long time. Now here it is - my usual/daily singing now. Just a raw voice from dyn mic plus reverb. Ribbon in the sky 15s https://www.box.com/s/0lg029x0nlh63ebr185t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicogratouille Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Devaitis, that sounds awesome! I want to hear more How did you go about training that? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_r Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Good idea to celebrate one's gains I just listened to Devaitis's few seconds above and realised my own gains are that of a stumbling infant (albeit an old one) taking his first faltering steps compared to a finely honed athlete! That said, I have been Muming and Mooming for some time and not really thinking it was having any effect, but the last few demos and rehearsals I've been happier with my vocals than ever before. It may only be a lowering of expectations rather than anything else but confidence is in itself worth a few % improvement points and that makes singing more fun and thus it builds. Being here helps, too :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 congrats to you both....now go celebrate!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Ellen Vocalist Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 After a few years of singing, I just thought my head voice was always going to be weak, just thought that was just 'my voice'. I always knew my break was Ab4 ish but just thought this meant i couldn't belt notes higher than that! when I went to uni I began to realise that wasn't the case. slowly extending my range, I remember the times when belting a C5 was really hard for me. 5 years later and some really hard work along the way ... This clip of never loved a man I recorded was a massive wow moment. Keeping connected E5's and F5's felt like a thousand miles from where i was when I could only belt an Ab4. Here it is I know it's not perfect m=but it's a huge personal improvement :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gno Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Gina - sounds awesome! The belting is just perfect. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDEW Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 :) Gina, Girl you've got soul. Mercy was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 real soulful gina, real nice.......those are the types of songs that grow the voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Ellen Vocalist Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 thanks guys, means a lot :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Both cuts were great. And I agree with MDEW. "Mercy" sounds like you wrote it. So, I will ask you what I ask people with half of your experience and skill - why aren't you recording and releasing? Probably because you like being home every night. Serious as a heart attack, if you would get serious about a recording and performing career, you would, indeed, be the next Adele (of course, without the vocal malady.) However, being a teacher, I imagine that you get to go home every night and that's nice, too. Anyway, I always enjoy it when a teacher can also deliver the goods. Walk the walk as well as he or she talks the talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Ellen Vocalist Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 You're a kind man Ron, No I didn't write it ... A woman called Duffy made it really famous over here in UK and that's a cover of it we do in the 1- piece function band i'm in. I have only been teaching for 2 years but have been singing professionally for about 8. It's kind of you to say but composing isn't my cup of tea, as of yet! I know the theory, and know what makes a good melody etc but I'm bad bad bad at writing lyrics! My strengths are in performing really, My aim being a session singer. Backing vocals, recording for other people, radio jingles, adverts, anything like that. I've done a bit of it and have a ton of performing experience and quite a bit of studio but haven't found a 'way in' if you like yet! Strange as it sounds i've never really wanted the artist/fame part. More a long career out of it (not that the 2 are necessarily mutually exclusive I know) as much as I love teaching, It's not what i see myself settling down to do, It's more of a way I can make a steady income out of what i love and am good at. And i'm not all that bothered about my evenings, I'm usually gigging!! Thanks Ron :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Ellen Vocalist Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 * Not 1 piece function band 10 piece! lol, 1 piece would be funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 So, at least you can do demo songs for songwriters. That is, some songwriters can't sing worth a dime and hire demonstration singers, to sing it for them on a demo recording to later be pitched to some big named star. When I say it sounds like you wrote the song, that means you so completely owned the song, it sounded as if it were written for your voice, as if you had written the song for yourself, whether you actually wrote the song, or not. I think it's possible to do the reverse, as well. Write a song that you might not be able to sing that would fit someone else, but it sounds like a long-shot, that one. 1 piece or 10 piece, Gin has soul. Brava, Maestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Ellen Vocalist Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Yes, Thats's the sort of thing i'm aim to do and have done in a small way. I've done a couple of projects for people from home as I can record something fairly decent. Ah, I see, a compliment indeed Ron You're too kind I was inspired to write yesterday because of your post, not that I came up with anything decent but it's coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baritone Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I sang a song I've been singing for a long time at an open mic (an original) and I nailed it. I remember thinking during the song that It felt comfortable and strong. When I was done I had the best compliment, not of my voice but the whole package. Someone said it was a million dollor song and that I should not stop, they loved it. It was a wow moment. I started vocal lessons three months and this was the first time I sang in public since than and yea it helps. Baby steps everyday, but when you look back you've gone far.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoHere Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 congrats folks, please make your self happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronws Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Good news for everyone. Each day, I get better at singing in my own voice and not emulating others. So, I was singing "Paradise City" and not a strain anywhere. I sang it like Ron, not Axl. Of course, it would not sell much, since I don't and have never had that sound, but it was so strong and loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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